Vehicle-shaft.



No. 774,032. PATENTED NOV. 1, 1904.

r A. BEVE'R.

VEHICLE SHAFT.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.3, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

Patented November 1, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE.

ABRAHAM BEVER, OF STELLA, NEBRASKA.

VEHICLE-SHAFT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,032, dated November1, 1904.

Application filed February 3, 1904.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM BEVER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stella, in the county of Richardson, State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Shafts; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to vehicle-shafts; and it has for its object toprovide a construction wherein the crossbar will be so formed andconnected to the shaft sides that it will permit of movement of thesides with respect to each other without placing a breaking strain onthe cross-bar.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood fromthe following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a perspective view showing vehicle-shafts embodying thepresent invention. Fig. 2 is a section taken longitudinally through thecross-bar and transversely through the shaft sides.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a pair of shaftscomprising sides 5 and 6. Secured against the inner faces of the shaftsides are brackets 7 and 8, which are held in place by means of boltsand to which brackets are connected the ends of the crossbar. Thecross-bar comprises two tubular sections 9 and 10, which are connected,respectively, to the brackets 7 and 8 and longitudinally through whichis passed a bar 11.

Serial No. 191,815. (No model.)

This rod is secured to one tubular section by means of a transverse pin12 passed through the rod and tubular section, there being a secondtransverse pin 14 passed through the rod and through the longitudinalslots 15 in the opposite tubular section. This connection permits ofmovement of the shaft sides relatively to each other, and thisflexibility relieves the cross-bar of such strain as break the usualcross-bar that is rigidly connected to the shaft sides.

It will be understood that in practice modifications of the specificconstruction shown may be made and any suitable materials andproportions may be used for the various parts without departing from thespirit of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A pair of shafts comprising side members and across-bar pivotally connected to the side members, said cross-barcomprising sections slidably connected for movement of the side memberstoward and away from each other. v

2. A pair of shafts comprising side members and brackets attached to'theside members and a cross-bar including sections pivotally-connectedrespectively with the brackets, one of said sections being'slidablyengaged with the other section for movement of the said members towardand away from each other.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' ABRAHAM BEVER.

Witnesses:

J. R. CAIN, Jr., J. CAIN.

